THE VOICE -- Pictured: (l-r) Caroline Pennell, Jonny Gray, Kat Robichaud at a special live performance event celebrating the top 12 artists of NBC's Emmy award winning hit "The Voice" at Boulevard 3 in Hollywood, CA. "The Voice" live shows continue on Monday, November 11th at 8 p.m. ET -- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) less

THE VOICE -- Pictured: (l-r) Caroline Pennell, Jonny Gray, Kat Robichaud at a special live performance event celebrating the top 12 artists of NBC's Emmy award winning hit "The Voice" at Boulevard 3 in ... more

THE VOICE -- Pictured: Jonny Gray performs at the top 12 artists of NBC's Emmy award winning hit "The Voice" at Boulevard 3 in Hollywood, CA. "The Voice" live shows continue on Monday, November 11th at 8 p.m. ET -- (Photo by: Jonathan Leibson/NBC) less

THE VOICE -- Pictured: Jonny Gray performs at the top 12 artists of NBC's Emmy award winning hit "The Voice" at Boulevard 3 in Hollywood, CA. "The Voice" live shows continue on Monday, November 11th at 8 p.m. ... more

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THE VOICE -- Pictured: Jonny Gray arrives at the top 12 artists of NBC's Emmy award winning hit "The Voice" at Boulevard 3 in Hollywood, CA. "The Voice" live shows continue on Monday, November 11th at 8 p.m. ET -- (Photo by: Jonathan Leibson/NBC) less

THE VOICE -- Pictured: Jonny Gray arrives at the top 12 artists of NBC's Emmy award winning hit "The Voice" at Boulevard 3 in Hollywood, CA. "The Voice" live shows continue on Monday, November 11th at 8 p.m. ... more

Military veteran Jonny Gray, a rock ‘n’ roll singer who called San Antonio home for a good chunk of his adult life, has made the Top 12 on “The Voice.”

The 29-year-old former S.A. airman with the lush brown mane and wicked smile – not to mention an intriguing vocal tone that makes anything from a Beatles hit to Supertramp’s “Give a Little Bit” all his own — advanced Thursday night.

Gray, who’s on CeeLo Green’s team, clearly pleased voters with his delivery of The Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” on his first live performance show Tuesday night. Green proudly indicated that Gray nailed it.

Fellow judges Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera agreed although both wished Jonny hadn’t saved his unique treatment of the song until the very end. “It’s a snarling beast of a song, and that attitude is hard to get to, and you did,” Levine said, indicating he especially loved the way Gray deviated from the original in his big finish.

More important, the audience embraced his rendition and sent him, along with fellow Green teammate — the kitten-voiced Caroline Pennell – right through. For his third finalist, Green chose flamboyant hard-rocker Kat Robichaud. See all three in photo below.

For the rest of the Top 12 and a chance to vote on your favorite portrait of each of them, click here.

Gray’s proud aunt, Cathy Hopper Lozano of San Antonio, said the singer was born in El Paso, but moved to the AlamoCity when he was 18 to train at Lackland Air Force Base (now Joint Base San Antonio).

After he served in Iraq, he returned to the Alamo City to complete his military service. Afterward, he stuck around to hone his music; he wrote, performed at local bars and occasionally toured with other bands. A couple of years ago, he moved to Austin, where he eventually auditioned for “The Voice.”

So impressed by his sound during opening rounds, both Green and Adam Levine turned their chairs around. However, Gray chose to go with mentor Green and has received consistent raves each week he’s performed.

Last week, after singing The Beatles song, “We Can Work It Out,” his rendition made it to No. 4 on iTunes, Lozano said.

The final 12 artists will continue performing live at 7 p.m. Monday on NBC.

Then, at 8 p.m. Tuesday, we’ll learn which two singers are eliminated and which one make it into “The Voice’s” Top 10.